Changing life behind bars Flashcards

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deterrence

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a bad experience that will put other people off committing crimes
Abschreckung

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incapacitation

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restricted movement so that you cant commit more crimes duirng your prison sentence
Entmündigung

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3
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rehabilitation

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education, training n treatment for addiction so that you can avoid life of crime after your release
Wiedereingliederung

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retribution

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fair punishment for your crime
Vergeltung

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5
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free

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not under the control or in the power of sb else
frei

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6
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lacking

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having none or not enough of smth
mangelnd

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low-security

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without many locked doors (of a prison)
mit niedriger Sicherheitsstufe

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proportionate

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increasing/decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in smth else
proportional

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supportive

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encouraging sb or giving them help
unterstützend

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typical

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having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group
typisch

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valuable

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very useful/important
wertvoll

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concerned

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1.worried and feeling concern about smth, beunruhigt
2.affected by, betroffen

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involved

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1.complicated, aufwendig
2.taking part in smth, beteiligt

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possible

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1.that might exist, denkbar
2.that can be done or achieved, möglich

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present

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1.being in a particular place, anwesend
2.happening now, jetzig

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responsible

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1.having the job or duty of doing smth or taking care or sb or smth, verantwortlich
2.reliable and trustworthy, verantwortungsvoll

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to bow to pressure

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be forced to do what sb else wants you to do, usually unwillingly
sich dem Druck beugen

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to follow sb´s lead

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to use an example/action done by sb else as a guide to copy
jmds Beispiel folgen

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to toe the line

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to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone
sich fügen

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to turn a blind eye

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to pretend not to notice smth bad thats happening, so you dont have to do anything about it
die Augen verschließen

21
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to buck the trend

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to resist or oppose the general direction in which a situation is changing or developing
gegen den Strom schwimmen

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to go against the grain

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to be or do smth different from what is normal or natural
gegen den Strich gehen

23
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to spur sb into action

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to encourage sb to do smth/to encourage them to try harder to achieve smth
jmdn zum Handeln bewegen

24
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to step up to the mark

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to try harder in order to benefit from an opportunity or deal with a situation
sich der Herausforderung stellen

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to take the initiative
to decide and act on your own without waiting for sb to tell you what to do die Initiative ergreifen